User's Manual
Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
Key Features............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Other Documents You May Need............................................................................................................................. 9
2 Prerequisites..............................................................................................................................11
General Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................11
Feature-Specific Prerequisites...............................................................................................................................11
3 Use Case Scenarios..................................................................................................................13
4 Discovering and Classifying Dell Devices.............................................................................15
Discovering and Classifying Dell PowerEdge 9G to 12G Servers...........................................................................15
Discovering and Classifying Dell PowerEdge 12G Servers Using iDRAC7 Devices...............................................16
Discovering and Classifying DRAC5 Devices......................................................................................................... 16
Discovering and Classifying iDRAC6 Devices........................................................................................................ 16
Discovering and Classifying DRAC/MC Devices.................................................................................................... 17
Discovering and Classifying CMC Devices.............................................................................................................17
Discovering and Classifying VRTX CMC Devices...................................................................................................17
Discovering and Classifying Dell EqualLogic PS Arrays........................................................................................ 17
Discovering and Classifying Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays........................................................................ 17
5 Viewing Dell Devices in Topology View................................................................................ 19
Viewing Dell Monolithic Servers............................................................................................................................ 20
Viewing Dell Modular Servers................................................................................................................................20
Viewing Dell Servers Running Windows ............................................................................................................... 21
Viewing Dell Servers Running Linux.......................................................................................................................21
Viewing Dell Servers Running ESXi ....................................................................................................................... 21
Viewing Dell DRAC5 Systems................................................................................................................................. 21
Viewing Dell Monolithic iDRAC6 Systems.............................................................................................................. 21
Viewing Dell Modular iDRAC6 Systems..................................................................................................................21
Viewing Dell Monolithic iDRAC7 Systems.............................................................................................................. 22
Viewing Dell Modular iDRAC7 Systems..................................................................................................................22
Viewing Dell DRAC/MC Systems............................................................................................................................ 22
Viewing Dell CMC Devices..................................................................................................................................... 22
Viewing Dell PowerEdge VRTX CMC Devices........................................................................................................22
Viewing Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM)............................................................................................ 22
Viewing Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays................................................................................................................23
Viewing Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays........................................................................................................23